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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
3
The first two dances netted £43.35 for Bristol's Fourth of July celebration. Two more dances are planned at the Y on June 17 and 21 with a $100 fundraising goal in view, inviting local residents to attend and support the event.
The Coast Guard recruiting office announces a full list of specialized training schools for enlisted men including Gunner's Mate Carpenter's Mate Quartermaster Signalman and more. They stress rapid advancement and leadership as 17 year olds train for roles aboard cutters and smaller vessels.
St Mary's School honors 19 graduates at a Sunday morning ceremony after mass at St Mary's Church. Raymond J Newbold receives the Rev. T. J Gillan Memorial Medal. Eleanor R Lemaire earns a similar award. Diplomas are given by Rev Michael I Ryan to 19 school graduates and 14 Church School graduates. A Mothers' Club reception follows at the Knights of Columbus on State Street.
Mro and Mrs David Barr announce the marriage of their daughter Virginia to Pio Walliam Scott Keith Tro san at Deer held Mass on Saturday June 12. The ceremony took place at the Methodist Church on Cornmap NOY with Charles H Keith as best man. Pvt Keith is stationed at Drew Field Tampa Fla and a December graduate of Hobart College.
The promotion of Joseph Francis Bullock from second to first lieutenant was announced on May 25 at Camp Claiborne. He will graduate from the Officer Candidate School at Camp Hood Texas after qualifying for his commission. Bullock is the son of Joseph C Bullock and has two brothers in the army. He is a Colt Mononal High School 1933 alumnus who worked at Callan Construction before enlisting February 20 194? His wife Flora E Bettencourt is joining him after visiting home.
The WAAC Recruiting Station in Providence announces the Army aims to enroll 90000 WAAC members by July 1 in addition to existing strength. Capt Gordon notes one year after creation the corps spans over 60 posts and employs women as accountants dietitians aerial photographers and bombsight repairers. Recruitment offices listed in Providence Pawtucket Woonsocket and 112 Union Street.
The D A R chapter held a basket luncheon at the Chanter House on Franklin Street with a brief business meeting. They voted to join the Fourth of July Parade celebrations, donated $5 to the event fund, and planned Plea Day observances with Edward T Kunz delivering the flag history.
A Phoenix reader reports a Purple Crackle visiting a bird bath at Dixon’s on High Street. The bird dunked bread in water, broke it in pieces, and Oil coated its bill before returning for the scraps. The note suggests a nearby spruce or pine nest.
Henry Jo Sohon Jr of this town is a naval aviation cadet in training at Austin Peay State College in Clarksville Tennessee. Before enlisting he worked in the Collins and Aikman Corp office in Bristol.
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